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  3. May 2004

RE: SQL cast(Num1as char(5))

Yes,

Use DIGITS(num1)

Instead of CAST()

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lim Hock-Chai [mailto:Lim.Hock-Chai@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:01 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: SQL cast(Num1as char(5))
> 
> 
> Is there a way to keep the leading zeros when casting a 
> numeric field to char?
> Example:
>     If Num1 has a value of 23, I would like the casted result 
> to be 00023.
>  
> thanks
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